Weldments - Fillet Weld Beads
For performance purposes and additional enhancements,
it is recommended that you use the Weld
Bead tool instead of Fillet
Bead to insert weld beads.
You can add full length, intermittent, or
staggered fillet weld beads between any intersecting weldment entities
such as structural members, plate weldments, or gussets.
To add fillet weld beads:
Click Fillet
Bead (Weldments toolbar) or Insert,
Weldments, Fillet
Bead.
In the PropertyManager, set the following options,
then click .
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![](../art/weldments_bead_applied.gif)
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Arrow Side
Bead type:
Full length |
![](../art/weldments_bead_full.gif)
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Intermittent |
![](../art/weldments_bead_intermittent.gif)
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Staggered |
![](../art/weldments_bead_staggered01.gif)
Arrow Side |
![](../art/weldments_bead_staggered02.gif)
Other Side |
Fillet size
.
Length of the leg of the fillet bead. ![](../art/weldments_symbol_BeadSize.gif)
Bead length (for Intermittent
or Staggered). Length of each
bead segment. ![](../art/weldments_symbol_BeadLength.gif)
Pitch
(for Intermittent or Staggered).
Distance between the start of
each bead. ![](../art/weldments_symbol_BeadPitch.gif)
When you insert a bead across a gap: |
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![](../art/weldments_bead_penetration_full.gif)
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![](../art/weldments_bead_penetration_partial.gif)
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Tangent propagation:
![](../art/weldments_tangent_prop_selected.gif)
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![](../art/weldments_tangent_prop_cleared.gif)
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Selected |
Cleared |
Face Set1
.
Select one or more planar faces.
![](../art/weldments_bead_select01.gif)
Face Set2
.
Select one or more planar faces that intersect the first face set.
![](../art/weldments_bead_select02.gif)
Intersecting Edges. Highlights
edges where Face Set1 and Face Set2 intersect. You can right-click
an edge and select Delete to remove
it from the weld bead.
Other Side
Select Other Side to apply optional
settings for Full Length and Intermittent types. If you selected
Staggered as the Bead
type, the Other Side is
already displayed. Make selections as described for Arrow
Side.
Related Topics
Weldments
Overview